About the Molinaro Surname

Molinaro belongs to the Molinari family of names, which has Italian roots. Taken at its root, Molinaro points to “Miller”.

A variant of Molinari

The change of ending between Molinari and Molinaro reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Mulinari and Molina.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Molinaro, so the heraldry linked to Molinari is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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